Popular Post Jonathan Fairfield Posted April 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2021 A Covid-19 field hospital set up on the outskirts of Bangkok. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP) With daily COVID-19 cases hitting successive record highs over the past few weeks, Thailand is now busy setting up field hospitals across the country. Field hospitals have opened not just in red zones like Bangkok and Chiang Mai anymore but also, after the April 10-15 Songkran holiday, in smaller and rural provinces like Nan. As of April 23, almost 20,000 people have been treated for COVID-19 infections. Thousands of them have been sent to field hospitals. Stories of life inside field hospitals are many and varied. Some people have been discharged with fond memories, while others are less impressed. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/a-quick-look-inside-thailands-field-hospitals/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-04-24 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Justgrazing Posted April 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2021 (edited) That pic don't look very fieldy to me .. more like inside some sort of building , possibly a hospital if I'm honest .. Edited April 24, 2021 by Justgrazing Sp 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Joinaman Posted April 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2021 since when did field hospitals have nice tiled floor and nice ceilings like in the photo ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fromas Posted April 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2021 A wide angle shot would be better. But let's not kid ourselves, you won't get better conditions unless you're in a more developed province. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 And, if you're in a wheelchair ??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinchester Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 1 hour ago, overherebc said: And, if you're in a wheelchair ??????? They'll supply steps for you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 55 minutes ago, edwinchester said: They'll supply steps for you. @faraday. People who are stuck in a wheelchair you find funny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
from the home of CC Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 buckle up folks, we could be in for one helluva ride.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Emdog Posted April 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2021 Note the curtains don't reach the ceiling or the floor. I assume people are moving in and out of there over time, so this being some sort of isolation of any merit just isn't happening. If you had a false positive test and were hospitalized, just wait. You'll have a true positive shortly 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraday Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 13 minutes ago, Emdog said: Note the curtains don't reach the ceiling or the floor What's the relevance of that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 A photo of an inappropriate nature has been removed as well as another post using a trolling image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Emdog Posted April 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2021 14 hours ago, faraday said: What's the relevance of that? Virus is spread by air transmission. Note cruise ships, hotels with central air con and how virus spread there. Curtains that don't reach ceiling or floor are about as effective as wearing a mask that doesn't cover your nose. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Khunangkaro Posted April 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2021 Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/a-quick-look-inside-thailands-field-hospitals/ ...During the current wave of COVID-19, field hospitals are reserved for people who have tested positive but have mild or no symptoms. ... ...Field-hospital patients are provided with basic necessities such as a bed, a blanket, water and food. ... ... Upon checking in, they must register themselves and read the guidelines for patients. They are asked to take care of themselves – by making their own bed, helping themselves when food boxes arrive, and checking their own body temperature, blood pressure, and more before reporting the readings to the medical staff in charge. ... ... ... ... Above are some quotes from "Full story: "(of field hospitals) . I wonder... Am I forced into such a contaminated <deleted>hole, when I have no symptoms and was forced into an inappropriate PCR-test that shows a (False)Positive? And must we pay for the low level of service with a high chance of a follow up result of real infection and it's aftermath? ...No Thanks. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berrec Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 A look at Thailand’s Covid-19 growing field hospitals https://thethaiger.com/coronavirus/a-look-at-thailands-covid-19-growing-field-hospitals More reflective of the category of COVID field hospitals in Thailand. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Denim Posted April 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2021 15 minutes ago, berrec said: A look at Thailand’s Covid-19 growing field hospitals https://thethaiger.com/coronavirus/a-look-at-thailands-covid-19-growing-field-hospitals More reflective of the category of COVID field hospitals in Thailand. That's a luxurious one. Here is one set up in a hospital. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 3 hours ago, Khunangkaro said: Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/a-quick-look-inside-thailands-field-hospitals/ ...During the current wave of COVID-19, field hospitals are reserved for people who have tested positive but have mild or no symptoms. ... ...Field-hospital patients are provided with basic necessities such as a bed, a blanket, water and food. ... ... Upon checking in, they must register themselves and read the guidelines for patients. They are asked to take care of themselves – by making their own bed, helping themselves when food boxes arrive, and checking their own body temperature, blood pressure, and more before reporting the readings to the medical staff in charge. ... ... ... ... Above are some quotes from "Full story: "(of field hospitals) . I wonder... Am I forced into such a contaminated <deleted>hole, when I have no symptoms and was forced into an inappropriate PCR-test that shows a (False)Positive? And must we pay for the low level of service with a high chance of a follow up result of real infection and it's aftermath? ...No Thanks. Then the government wonders why citizens lie about their whereabouts and shun testing. Allow citizen to recover at home. If found outside then force them into these concentration camps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post connda Posted April 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Denim said: That's a luxurious one. Here is one set up in a hospital. They don't even follow their own social distancing guidelines. That is a true concentration camp which puts the entire community in direct contact with high viral loads. That! That is criminal. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post connda Posted April 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2021 How special. Covid concentration camps come equipped with virus spreading machines. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Monster Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 23 hours ago, Justgrazing said: That pic don't look very fieldy to me .. more like inside some sort of building , possibly a hospital if I'm honest .. This photo is completely different to all the other photos of Field Hospitals that have been published. There are even some Curtains for privacy, and a tiled floor as opposed to the Linolium Floor that seems to prevail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, connda said: They don't even follow their own social distancing guidelines. That is a true concentration camp which puts the entire community in direct contact with high viral loads. That! That is criminal. They already have COVID so no need for 'social distancing'. The local community aren't allowed in so not a risk to them, it's for infected prisoners only. Edited April 25, 2021 by BritManToo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brierley Posted April 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2021 6 minutes ago, BritManToo said: They already have COVID so no need for 'social distancing'. The local community aren't allowed in so not a risk to them, it's for infected prisoners only. A person may test positive but have only a low viral load and therefore be asymptomatic. But if in close contact with other infected people for several days they presumably can acquire a higher viral load and become seriously ill. Social distancing must still be important regardless of the circumstances. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 23 hours ago, Joinaman said: since when did field hospitals have nice tiled floor and nice ceilings like in the photo ? Click the article link to get a look at some of the other field hospitals. They are quite different from the one shown. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deli Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 3 hours ago, Denim said: That's a luxurious one. Here is one set up in a hospital. Looks like a morgue to me 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nojohndoe Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 TBH it looks cleaner and fresher than one of the public hospital wards I have spent time in ! And there I had no idea about what infection etc my neighbors had ! No doubt well heeled foreigners and Thai Hiso can opt for more illustrious accommodations but for the more typical Thai victim dependent on the 30bht scheme what is the problem other than the chance of being a false positive victim? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Free Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 As in England, they won't be used. Useful device to get everyone scared & more malleable though ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brierley Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, Britman Free said: As in England, they won't be used. Useful device to get everyone scared & more malleable though ???? In Chiang Mai we're using the Convention Centre, Maejo University and at least one hotel that I know of along with three government hospitals plus private hospitals. Maejo Uni. currently has 322 cases, I don't know the numbers of patients in the other locations. There are now 15,642 people being treated in hospitals for Covid-19, including 352 people who are in critical condition with with “severe pneumonia”. 91 Covid patients are on ventilators. Another 4,231 people with Covid-19 are in field hospitals. https://thethaiger.com/coronavirus/update-2070-new-covid-19-cases-reported-today 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seancbk Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 6 hours ago, Emdog said: Virus is spread by air transmission. Note cruise ships, hotels with central air con and how virus spread there. Curtains that don't reach ceiling or floor are about as effective as wearing a mask that doesn't cover your nose. Everyone in there has tested positive. Only the medical staff need protecting. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post connda Posted April 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2021 1 hour ago, BritManToo said: They already have COVID so no need for 'social distancing'. The local community aren't allowed in so not a risk to them, it's for infected prisoners only. Pop false positive and you'll be positive for sure once incarcerated. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post connda Posted April 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2021 13 minutes ago, seancbk said: Everyone in there has tested positive. Only the medical staff need protecting. You're discounting false positive. PCR tests are only as reliable as the non-standardized viral-amplification cycle counts they use. If asymptomatic I would want to avoid those places like the plague. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Free Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 (edited) Always remember 'Cases' = all mouth and no trousers. Thailand is following the UK playbook. There's big money in emergencies. In my town of approx 80,000 there have been a grand total of 244 people who have had 'Covid' added to their death certificates (and 192 who died within 28 days of a positive test). A year and 3 months into this deadly pandemic. Best close the world and sacrifice the economy and everyone's livelihoods for a few years just to be on the safe side ???? Edited April 25, 2021 by Britman Free add detail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now